Two-truck collision in Eureka sends driver to hospital

A two-truck collision at the intersection of Seventh and I streets in Eureka on Monday sent one driver to the hospital, according to Eureka Police Department Senior Traffic Officer Gary Whitmer.

Whitmer said a Toyota Tacoma pickup truck traveling eastbound on Seventh Street and a 1997 Chevrolet pickup truck traveling northbound on I Street collided at around 11:45 a.m. The female driver of the Toyota Tacoma sustained an injury to the chest and "left by ambulance" after the incident, Whitmer said. After the collision, the Toyota truck had run on to the northeast sidewalk of the intersection with some fuel seeping from the wreckage. Humboldt Bay Fire personnel were on scene to assist with the cleanup, pouring sand over the leaked fuel.

Whitmer said a passenger in the Chevrolet truck told him they would voluntarily go to the hospital for possible injuries. Alcohol or other drugs are not suspected to be a factor in this incident, Whitmer said.